So I should be able to take this app as it stands now and deploy it on a linux box without any code change if I wanted to?
On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 8:24 PM, Ada <[email protected]> wrote: > Chuck, I guess I'd have to go back tomorrow and Check my WO version, but > my gut feeling tells me it is 5.4.2, that was the version released in late > '07 early '08 that supported the Mac Intels. > > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 8:12 PM, Chuck Hill <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> On 2014-04-15, 4:48 PM, "Ada" wrote: >> >> Thanks all for the responses! >> >> Some answers to your questions: >> >> "I think what you are saying is that you were using Apple Development >> tools including Xcode and WOBuilder to design your apps but now… now you’ve >> upgraded your Mac and you can’t run them anymore…. You sorta know that your >> only choice is to go Eclipse… does this sound like your situation? I’m >> guessing too :-) "" -- Yes, can no longer run WO on my current machine. >> It is dying, and cannot patch it with anymore old parts. >> >> Plain JSP is what I am thinking of switching to. >> >> The reason we're stripping out the webobjects from the code is due to >> the server it lies on. It is running on a decade old mac, version 10.5.8. >> My understanding is that i cannot run a webobjects app on a windows box >> (or maybe Red Hat)? Am I correct with my thoughts on that....? >> >> >> If you are running WebObjects 5.4.x, then it will run on any box with >> JDK 1.5 – 1.7 (not sure about 1.8). If you meant WebObjects 4.5.x then >> that is Objective-C based and you have a much worse problem. As of version >> 5.0, WebObjects is pure java. >> >> >> Chuck >> >> >> I need a simple Java framework to convert all the code in, JSP is >> what I first thought of, but I'm open to suggestions. >> The application listserv type app, where users are creating, adding, >> removing people form listservs. >> As, one of you mentioned it does use the EOF, so I would need to rewrite >> that, and I don't know much as to what it is involved in there eitehr >> either. >> Any guidance as to what to expect would be greatly appreciated. >> Apologies for the confusing questions. >> >> Thank you all! >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 4:44 PM, Timothy Worman <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Golipse should install Eclipse 3.8.2, WOLips, and some other tools, >>> etc. >>> >>> Tim >>> >>> On Apr 15, 2014, at 1:24 PM, Aaron Rosenzweig <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Ada, >>> >>> Hey sorry… so many responses and we’re all confused. >>> >>> I think what you are saying is that you were using Apple Development >>> tools including Xcode and WOBuilder to design your apps but now… now you’ve >>> upgraded your Mac and you can’t run them anymore…. You sorta know that your >>> only choice is to go Eclipse… does this sound like your situation? I’m >>> guessing too :-) >>> >>> WO 5.4 is pure java. There is nothing to convert. >>> >>> When you switch to Eclipse and install the WOLips plugin it will work. >>> You don’t need to convert anything. >>> >>> Get Eclipse version 3.7.x and WOLips. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> *AARON ROSENZWEIG* / Chat 'n Bike <http://www.chatnbike.com/> >>> >>> *e:* [email protected] *t:* (301) 956-2319 <%28301%29%20956-2319> >>> [image: Chat 'n Bike] [image: Chat 'n Bike] >>> >>> On Apr 15, 2014, at 4:16 PM, David LeBer <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> WebObjects *is* pure java (there is no magic ‘other’ language or >>> anything). It is a full web publishing stack. >>> >>> If you have a WebObjects application, you are probably talking to a >>> database, if so that uses the entity relational mapping layer of WebObjects >>> called EOF. >>> >>> The display layer of the stack builds UI elements using WOComponents >>> (each comprised of a chunk of HTML, it’s associated Java and a bindings >>> file (.wod) to tie them together), and has classes to handle session >>> management etc. >>> >>> If by “pure java” you mean “unencumbered by Apple’s frameworks” then you >>> are faced with rewriting your application to use a different ERM layer and >>> display layer. Perhaps Tapestry/Cayenne. Regardless, this is not a simple >>> undertaking. >>> >>> D >>> >>> On Apr 15, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Ada <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> The GUI of the app is in webobjects; there's components which utilize WO. >>> >>> I am not sure what to expect if I were to take the code and run it on >>> Eclipse without WOLips, I am going to try that soon, but was looking some >>> guidance on how to rewrite the GUI (it is rather simple) into Java. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 3:30 PM, Chuck Hill <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> How is it not pure Java now? >>> >>> Chuck >>> >>> >>> On 2014-04-15, 12:25 PM, "Ada" wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> We're looking to convert one of our WebObjects Apps to pure java. >>> Wondering if there's a tool which could help with this process. The >>> application is running WO 5.4 on Java 5. >>> >>> Any advice would be greatly appreciated >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Do not post admin requests to the list. 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